Talking Teeth: Strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in dental and oral health
Introduction by Croakey: The latest instalment of the #TalkingTeeth series of articles focusing on oral health follows the theme on advancing outcomes in oral health for Australians left out... Read more
During the recent Dental Health Week, the Australian Dental Association put the spotlight firmly on individual behaviours, urging regular brushing, flossing, visits to the dentists and consu... Read more
In this edition of The Health Wrap, Associate Professor Lesley Russell shares some of the latest news in mental health and oral health, amongst other things. Lesley Russell writes: In the pa... Read more
The dramatic decline in dental decay in developed nations may be one of the great public health success stories this century, but how exactly has it been achieved? In the latest installment... Read more
It’s woefully underfunded by governments and receives little attention in discussions around Closing the Gap, despite being a leading cause of preventable ill-health. In this piece for... Read more
A University of Melbourne academic has called for an end to turf wars and internal conflicts within the dentistry professions. Dr Melanie Hayes, Lecturer in Dental Hygiene at the Melbourne D... Read more
Should Medicare cover dental services for the general population? Researchers from the University of Western Australia explain below why they’ve changed their minds about how to best answer... Read more
The ABC cuts announced today will have significant ramifications for the health and wellbeing of rural and regional communities, an issue that will be explored at Croakey in coming days (in... Read more
Opening up oral health datasets for wider access by researchers and the public could bring many benefits, say researchers from the International Research Collaborative – Oral Health and Equi... Read more
It seems such a simple question: how often should you see a dentist? But there are no simple answers, according to an evidence-based analysis recently undertaken for the Deeble Institute for... Read more
